Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10509203April 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DECELERATING CAR UNDER 20MILES,THE CAR WILL JERK WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED FOR ACCELERATION(I.E.,SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHT OR CHANGES IN TRAFFIC SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508986April 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE BOUGHT A 2005 MAXIMA IN JUNE 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30K[+/-] MILES. ON OR ABOUT SPRING 2012 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS[65K MILES], WITH HARD & JERKING SHIFTS WHEN TRAVELING AT 25MPH AND THEN SUDDEN HIGH REV'S WITH SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. HAVE GONE ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF LIKE COMPLAINTS FOR 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EXACTLY LIKE OURS. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT A NISSAN DEALER, YET THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES LIGHT WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS RETURNED AFTER FURTHER DRIVING A FEW MONTHS LATER.. HAD THE CODE STATE "SHIFT MALFUNCTION". AS THERE ARE OTHERS, HUNDREDS OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS TIME FOR A MAJOR RECALL ON THE 2004 -2006 MAXIMA FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS: "TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" CONTINUED AND WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MILES LOCALLY AND ONCE IT IS WARMED UP THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SHIFT ROUGH & HARD, JERKY IN TO AND OUT OF GEARS. IF DRIVEN MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WILL FREEZE IN 5TH GEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO OTHERS WHILE ON THE ROADS OF AMERICA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508921April 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WILL SLIP COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR WHEN TURNING A CORNER UNDER BRAKING, THEN SLAM BACK INTO GEAR AS GAS IS APPLIED EXITING THE TURN. VEHICLE ALSO WILL HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN SLAM INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE REAR COLLISION. ALSO FEELS LIKE IT COULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING ON A HILL. WITH THE NUMBER OF BLOG POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ISOLATED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ONLY 'FIX' IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE TO THE TUNE OF $3000-$4000. NEIGHBOR TRADED IN HER .05 MAXIMA FOR A TOYOTA BECAUSE DEALER TOLD HER SHE HAD TO PAY $4000 FOR A NEW TRANNY FOR THE MAXIMUM. AS IT IS APPARENT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY OWN UP TO WHAT IT OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, I HOPE THEY WILL SOON BE FORCED INTO ISSUING A RECALL AND FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508776April 19, 2013
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT BASE OR TRACK IS LOOSE AND SEAT ROCKS UPON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING, HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND TAKEN BACK TO TWO DEALERSHIPS WITH BOTH DECLINING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MOVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508819April 19, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE FROM PARK.. IT TOOK ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS TO CATCH AND GO. THEN WHEN I PUT IT DRIVE IT DID THE SAME. IT WILL DO THIS SOME DAYS AND NOT DO IT SOME DAYS. MAJOR FLAW IN 05 MAXIMS TRANSMISSIONS FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ. NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM . THIS IS MY 3RD NISSAN MAXIMAAND MY FIRST ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. BIG DISSAPOINTMENT NISSAN. RECALL 05 MAXIMS AND FIXTRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508584April 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BY A DEALER AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,379. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508359April 16, 2013
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD TO DO REPLACE A WORN ENGINE MOUNT ON MY CAR, WHICH REQUIRED LOWERING THE FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER (NISSAN SPEAK), OR CRADLE AS I CALL IT. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT MOUNTING STUDS WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. I DO LIVE IN A SNOW/SALT STATE, OHIO. THE REAR STUDS LOOKED OK. THE WORST OF THE FRONT STUDS HAD APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE STUD ROTTED AWAY DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE REPLACEABLE A BOLT, SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REASSEMBLE THE CRADLE WITH THE STUDS AS IS. IF THESE STUDS WERE TO FAIL, THE RESULT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS. AS A SIDE NOTE, THIS SAME CAR HAD A SEVERELY CORRODED FLOOR THAT HAD TO BE CUT OUT AND REPAIRED AS WELL. IT APPEARS NISSAN DOES NOT BUILD A CAR SUITED FOR THE SNOW/SALT AREAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506040April 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY NISSAN MAXIMUM AIR BAG ON THE PASSAGE SIDE GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE. I WAS ASKED IF I HAD SOMETHING IN THE SEAT THAT WEIGHTED 20 POUNDS. I WEIGHT 142 AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON FOR SOMETIME 20 MILES DRIVING UP TO 60-70 MILES PER HOUR. I FELL SO UNSAFE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR DEC. OF 2010 AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 21000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING NISSAN FOR OVER FOURTH YEARS. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN RESPONSES. THEY REFERRED ME TO THERE BBB INC.. IT WAS NOT A GOOD RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508082April 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN IT SHIFTS HARD UP AND DOWN. WHEN GOING FROM PARK OR REVERSE INTO DRIVE IT WILL NOT ENGAGE GEAR AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT WILL SLIP GEARS. IT ALSO SLIPS GEARS AFTER PULLING OUT AT A STOP SIGN. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THAT IT HAS A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID C STUCK ON .I HAVE FOUND MANY MANY ONLINE POSTS ON FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE ON MANY 2004 MAXIMAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE IT SAFELY AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAILURE IN THE CAR AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505791April 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY '06 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS TO GET INTO THE OTHER LANE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING AROUND ME TO FAST. UPON ME TRYING TO GET INTO THE SLOWER LANE MY CAR STARTED TO BUCKLE AND JERK AND NOT HAVE ANY POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER BUT THE CARE WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING AROUND ME AND I LOOKED UP AND SAW A 18 WHEELER SLAM ON HIS BREAKS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. MY CAR WAS JUST CREEPING ALONG IN THE MIDDLE OF 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC ON I-20 AT I-95N. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I JUST SAT THERE UNTIL FINALLY A BREAK CAME IN THE TRAFFIC ABOUT 30-45 MINS LATER. OTHER DRIVERSHAD TO SKID OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CARS INFRONT OF THEM BECAUSE MY "SAFE, DEPENDABLE, AND DURABLE" MAXIMA WAS STUCK AND ABOUT TO CAUSE A WHIRLWIND OF A TRAFFIC PILE UP IF NOT DEATHS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM THAT MY CAR HAS WITH ITS TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY DENIED ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION THAT I HAD TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORTER, I AM OUT OF A FEE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE BY DICK SMITH NISSAN IN COLUMBIA, SC. THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR! HOWEVER, THEY DID SAY THAT I NEED TO SPEND $4,600 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT EVER!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507444April 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS ACTIVATES EVERY TIME BRAKE IS PRESSED. ALSO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HUMS BEFORE I HIT BRAKES. CORROSION PROBLEM PER SERVICE TECH AT NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507445April 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
2ND TIME: ABS ACTIVATES WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HUMS EVEN WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507478April 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V244000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507532April 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTS WERE REALLY HARD AND JERKY, BOTH UP SHIFT AND DOWN SHIFT. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT WAS FINE THEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT DID NO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL SLOWLY AND NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO FIRST REALLY HARD IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING JUST HIT THE CAR. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS 6TH GENERATION NISSAN MAXIMA (2006) AND THE 5 SPEED AT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY DID NOT OFFER TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR ME. I WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT HAVE A "BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP" WITH THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME. UPON ASKING TO ELABORATE WHAT A "BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP" MEANT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT SERVICED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ON A REGULAR BASIS. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507422April 7, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY MAXIMA STARTED TO WITH A LITTLE KICK GOING INTO 2ND GEAR..NOW THERE IS A MAJOR KICK WHEN GIVING IT GAS OR GOING TO REVERSE..ANYTHING IN REVERSE 1ST 2ND OR 3RD GEAR HAS A HARD KICK..THERE ARE ALOT TO OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WONT HELP THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507080April 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALVE BODY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507143April 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505466April 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABS COMES ON CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE IN IN THE FRONT BRAKES REDUCING CARS ABILITY TO STOP SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505403April 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ONLINE RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505407April 2, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE IT STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,597. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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